retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Essex County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

020482-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85000000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Essex County Council as lead commissioner is seeking to procure a service for Individual Placement and Support for Serious Mental Illness (IPS for SMI). The IPS for SMI is an employment support service integrated with secondary care mental health services to assist people who experience severe mental health conditions to find paid work. ECC is the lead commissioner for this service on behalf of the three ICBs in Essex, namely Mid and South Essex (MSE), Hertfordshire and West Essex (HWE ), and Suffolk and North East Essex (SNEE). Please note that this service will not cover Hertfordshire or Suffolk. For the purposes of this procurement, this service is an ALL Essex service, which includes the Unitary Authorities of Southend and Thurrock.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Planning notice observed

   1 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   012235-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Tender notice observed

   17 Apr 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   015954-2025

   Published tags

   tender

3. Award notice observed

   23 Jul 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   042502-2025

   Published tags

   award, contract

4. Award notice observed

   6 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• retender Greater Essex Individual Placement and Support for Severe Mental Illness (IPS for SMI)

  Buyer: Essex County CouncilSupplier: Wellfair2Work Limited

  End date in notice

  30 Sept 2028Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £7,987,857Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Published 1 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 012235-2025
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The Council may at its sole discretion extend the duration of this Agreement for a further maximum period of up to twenty-four (24) calendar months commencing on the third anniversary of the Service Commencement Date. The Council may serve such extension notice(s) on as many occasions as it shall think fit provided that the duration of such extensions shall not in total exceed twenty-four (24) calendar months from the fifth anniversary of the Service Commencement Date.

  Published 17 Apr 2025.Open supporting notice 015954-2025

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